Twine-holder



(No Model.)

J. L. BYERS.

' TWINE HOLDER.

No. 318,868. Patented May 26, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

JOSEPH L. BYEBS, OF DYSART, IOWA.

TWINE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,868, dated May 26, 1885.

Application filed June 21, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J. L. BYERs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dysart, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Twine-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention has relation to improvements in twine-holders to be used principally on self-binding harvesters; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and simple device for holding twine, the ball being at all times exposed to view, and allowed to draw freely Without kinking or becoming obstructed in its passage from the holder. This object I accomplish by the means shown and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which is a representation of my invention in perspective, showing a ball of twine placed therein in a position for use.

Referring by letter to the said drawing, A indicates a case, which may be made of wood in rectangular form, having a closed top and bottom. This case is made of a size sufficiently large to receive a ball of twine, there being space allowed for it to move freely.

B indicates a door, which is hinged to the rear edge of one of the vertical side walls, a, and is provided at its opposite edge with an eyeloolt or loop to receive a pivoted latch 0r hook, as shown.

C indicates the top wall of the case, which may be made removable, and is provided on its under horizontal side with a centrally-de pending guide-loop, b, a screw-eye being preferably employed. The front of the case is open, as indicated at D, to receive a pane of glass or other suitable transparent material. This glass is held in the case by means of the grooves in the forward inner sides of the lateral walls a and a vertical transverse groove in the lower horizontal edge of the strip E. This strip E is provided with a guide-aperture, F, for the passage of the twine from the case after leaving the depending guideloop in the under side of the top wall. The strip E may be removable, so that in case the glass becomes broken or injured it may be easily and quickly removed for the replacement of another.

From the foregoing description the operation of my invention will be obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, the twine-holder described, consisting of the case A, having its rear side provided with a hinged door, the top having the inner central vertically-depending guide-loop, b, the front top strip, E, having the guide-aperture F, and the glass arranged in the front of the case, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of'two witnesses.

JOSEPH L. BYERS.

Witnesses:

FRED W. Bnownn, FRANK O. Mnnonn. 

